Like fellow Britons Ridley Scott and Adrian Lyne, Baker honed his craft making slick TV commercials in the 1970s. Baker is best known for his third feature, "Alien Nation" (1989), a sci-fi thriller which was later developed into a TV series.

Like fellow Britons Ridley Scott and Adrian Lyne, Baker honed his craft making slick TV commercials in the 1970s. Baker is best known for his third feature, "Alien Nation" (1989), a sci-fi thriller which was later developed into a TV series.